Photos by: Meghan Lee – Phoenix-based indie rock band Jared And The Mill, who released their newest EP, Orme Dugas, on September 9th, 2016, performed at Livewire in Scottsdale, Arizona last night.
Photos by: Janine Wong – Acclaimed hip-hop-soul singer Lauryn Hill, who released her first new song in over a decade called “Neurotic Society (Compulsory Mix)”, on May 4th, 2013, before serving three months in prison for tax evasion, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto on September 16th.
Photos by: Danica Bansie – Toronto-based indie soul singer-songwriter Daniel Caesar performed at the Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver on September 16th.
Photos by: Curtis Sindrey, & Morgan Hotston – Day one of the Toronto Urban Roots Festival in Toronto on September 16th featured performances by UK indie folk/pop singer-songwriter James Bay, who released his debut album, Chaos and the Calm, on March 23rd, 2015 via Republic, which featured the singles “When We’re On Fire”, “Let It Go”, and “Hold Back The River”, … Continue reading
Photos by: Katie Kuropas – Day one of Riot Fest Chicago 2016 on September 16th featured performances by Grammy Award-winning experimental rock band The Flaming Lips, who released their fourteenth album, With a Little Help from My Fwends, which serves as a track-for-track tribute to The Beatles’ album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, on October 28th, 2014 via Warner Bros., San Diego-based post-hardcore … Continue reading
Photos by: Timothy Nguyen – Day two of Rifflandia 2016 in Victoria, British Columbia on September 16th featured performances by Toronto-based EDM trio Keys N Krates, who released their newest EP, Midnite Mass, on January 15th, 2016 via Dim Mak Records, rock/reggae/hip-hop/funk band Michael Franti and Spearhead, New York City-based alternative rock band X Ambassadors, who released their debut album, VHS, … Continue reading
Photos by: Timothy Nguyen – Day one of Rifflandia 2016 in Victoria, British Columbia on September 15th featured performances by hip-hip trio De La Soul, who released their ninth album, and the Anonymous Nobody…, on August 26th, 2016 via Kobalt, which featured the singles “Trainwreck”, “Pain”, “Royalty Capes”, “Drawn”, and “Greyhounds”, New York City-based hip-hop group The Beatnuts, rap group Illvis Freshly, and more! _____________________________________________________________________________________ De La … Continue reading
Photos by: Mark Ashkinos – Power pop singer-songwriter Eric Hutchinson, who released his newest album, Easy Street, on August 26th, 2016 via Kobalt, which followed up his 2014 album, Pure Fiction, performed at the Highline Ballroom in New York City last night.
Photos by: Brendan Albert – Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall, who released her sixth album, KIN, on September 9th, 2016 via Caroline, which featured the singles “Maybe It’s a Good Thing”, and “Hard Girls”, and which was produced by was produced by Tony Hoffer (Beck, M83, Belle & Sebastian, Fitz and The Tantrums), performed at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto on September 15th with Nashville-based … Continue reading
Photos by: Cody Osen – South African-born-New York-based indie pop artist St. Lucia, who released his second album, Matter, on January 29th, 2016 via Columbia, which featured the singles “Dancing on Glass”, “Physical”, and “Love Somebody”, and which followed up his 2013 debut LP, When The Night, performed at the Cannery Ballroom in Nashville last night … Continue reading